The memorial plaque, lectern and litany desk are located at the church of St. Giles, Marston Montgomery
Marston Montgomery War Memorial
TO THE GLORY OF GOD
1914 – 1919
THE LECTERN, THE LITANY DESK, AND THIS TABLET WERE PRESENTED AS THANKOFFERINGS TO GOD FOR VICTORY, PEACE, AND THE SAFE RETURN OF THOSE WHOSE LIVES WERE SPARED, ALSO IN AFFECTIONATE REMEMBRANCE OF THOSE WHO MADE THE GREAT SACRIFICE.
“THE ONE SHALL BE TAKEN.”
SERGT. WILLIAM E. SKIDMORE, D.C.M. R. SCOTS FUSILIERS, GUILLEMONT, JULY 30. 1916.
PTE. SAMUEL MORRIS, ROYAL FUSILIERS, BETHUNE, OCT. 29. 1915.
PTE. GEORGE WOOD, GLOUCESTERS, SALONICA, APRIL 15. 1917.
“AND THE OTHER LEFT.”
1899
PTE. THOMAS J. WOOD, R.M.L.I., DARDANELLES, AFRICA, RUSSIA.
1914
SERGT. ROBERT R. SKIDMORE, R.A.M.C., FRANCE.
PTE. FREDERICK MORRIS, 18TH. HUSSARS.
PTE. ALFRED GREEN, SHERWOODS, FRANCE.
1915
PTE. HARRY CARPENTER, R. FUSILIERS, FRANCE.
PTE. FREDERICK O. WEST, N. STAFFS, FRANCE.
1916
LIEUT. ARTHUR W. HUSKINSON, R.G.A., MESOPOTAMIA, PALESTINE.
SERGT. SAMUEL H. HALLAM, R.G.A., FRANCE.
PTE. JOSEPH A. ROWE, R.F.A., FRANCE.
PTE. WILLIAM A. BURTON, S. STAFFS, FRANCE.
PTE. JOHN FAULKNER, R.E., FRANCE.
PTE. CHARLES BULL, NOTTS AND DERBYS.
PTE. JAMES L. ATKINS, A.S.C., FRANCE.
PTE. JOHN H. WOOD, ROYAL SCOTS, FRANCE.
PTE. JOSEPH A. HALLAM, R.G.A., FRANCE.
1917
NURSE ALICE LOUISA MULLER, V.A.D.
1918
EDNA ANNIE WEST, Q.M.A.A.C., FRANCE.
PTE. FREDERICK W. HARRISON, DURHAM LIGHT INFANTRY
PTE. JOHN CHAMBERLAIN, R.M.L.I.
1908
SERGT. JOHN W. BECK, 60TH. RIFLES, FRANCE, EAST AFRICA.
1914
PTE. JOHN BEARDMORE, S. STAFFS, FRANCE.
PTE. EDGAR W. HILL, R.F.A., FRANCE.
1915
CPL. GEORGE W. BATEMAN, M.G.C., FRANCE, ITALY.
PTE. FREDERICK A. PEACH, N. STAFFS, FRANCE.
PTE. FRED BUCKLEY, R.A.V.C., FRANCE.
1916
LIEUT. WALTER K. LAVERTON, DERBYRE. YEOMANRY.
CPL. GEORGE HARRISON, A.S.C., FRANCE.
PTE. JOSEPH R. REDFERN, NOTTS AND DERBYS, FRANCE.
PTE. GEORGE FINNEY, NOTTS AND DERBYS, FRANCE.
PTE. ALBERT L. WEST, R.A.O.C., FRANCE.
PTE. WALTER WEST, NORTHUMBERLAND FUSILIERS, FRANCE.
PTE. WILLIAM COYNE, A.S.C., MESOPOTAMIA.
PTE. WILLIAM BATES, A.S.C., EAST AFRICA.
1917
PTE. ERNEST L. MORRIS, LEICESTERS, FRANCE.
PTE. CHARLES T. BENNETT, NORTHAMPTONS, FRANCE.
1918
PTE. CHARLES HARRISON, LEICESTERS, FRANCE.
PTE. ARTHUR BATES, S. STAFFS.
1919
PTE. JOSHUA SKIDMORE, R.G.A.
The lectern at St. Giles Church, Marston Montgomery, inscribed with the names of William Elias Skidmore and John Thomas Copestake
The litany desk at St. Giles Church, Marston Montgomery, inscribed with the names of Samuel Morris and George Wood
Sources used:
Commonwealth War Graves Commission Website (www.cwgc.org.uk)Soldiers Died in the Great War 1914-1919 CD ROM - Naval & Military PressThe First World War Campaign Medals DVD-ROM – Naval & Military Press
Ancestry
All photographs copyright of Chris Preston, unless otherwise stated
TO THE GLORY OF GOD
1914 – 1919
THE LECTERN, THE LITANY DESK, AND THIS TABLET WERE PRESENTED AS THANKOFFERINGS TO GOD FOR VICTORY, PEACE, AND THE SAFE RETURN OF THOSE WHOSE LIVES WERE SPARED, ALSO IN AFFECTIONATE REMEMBRANCE OF THOSE WHO MADE THE GREAT SACRIFICE.
“THE ONE SHALL BE TAKEN.”
SERGT. WILLIAM E. SKIDMORE, D.C.M. R. SCOTS FUSILIERS, GUILLEMONT, JULY 30. 1916.
PTE. SAMUEL MORRIS, ROYAL FUSILIERS, BETHUNE, OCT. 29. 1915.
L.CORPL. JOHN T. COPESTAKE, LINCOLNS, FRANCE, NOV. 6. 1916.
PTE. GEORGE WOOD, GLOUCESTERS, SALONICA, APRIL 15. 1917.
“AND THE OTHER LEFT.”
1899
PTE. THOMAS J. WOOD, R.M.L.I., DARDANELLES, AFRICA, RUSSIA.
1914
SERGT. ROBERT R. SKIDMORE, R.A.M.C., FRANCE.
PTE. FREDERICK MORRIS, 18TH. HUSSARS.
PTE. ALFRED GREEN, SHERWOODS, FRANCE.
1915
PTE. HARRY CARPENTER, R. FUSILIERS, FRANCE.
PTE. FREDERICK O. WEST, N. STAFFS, FRANCE.
1916
LIEUT. ARTHUR W. HUSKINSON, R.G.A., MESOPOTAMIA, PALESTINE.
SERGT. SAMUEL H. HALLAM, R.G.A., FRANCE.
PTE. JOSEPH A. ROWE, R.F.A., FRANCE.
PTE. WILLIAM A. BURTON, S. STAFFS, FRANCE.
PTE. JOHN FAULKNER, R.E., FRANCE.
PTE. CHARLES BULL, NOTTS AND DERBYS.
PTE. JAMES L. ATKINS, A.S.C., FRANCE.
PTE. JOHN H. WOOD, ROYAL SCOTS, FRANCE.
PTE. JOSEPH A. HALLAM, R.G.A., FRANCE.
1917
NURSE ALICE LOUISA MULLER, V.A.D.
1918
EDNA ANNIE WEST, Q.M.A.A.C., FRANCE.
PTE. FREDERICK W. HARRISON, DURHAM LIGHT INFANTRY
PTE. JOHN CHAMBERLAIN, R.M.L.I.
1908
SERGT. JOHN W. BECK, 60TH. RIFLES, FRANCE, EAST AFRICA.
1914
PTE. JOHN BEARDMORE, S. STAFFS, FRANCE.
PTE. EDGAR W. HILL, R.F.A., FRANCE.
1915
CPL. GEORGE W. BATEMAN, M.G.C., FRANCE, ITALY.
PTE. FREDERICK A. PEACH, N. STAFFS, FRANCE.
PTE. FRED BUCKLEY, R.A.V.C., FRANCE.
1916
LIEUT. WALTER K. LAVERTON, DERBYRE. YEOMANRY.
CPL. GEORGE HARRISON, A.S.C., FRANCE.
PTE. JOSEPH R. REDFERN, NOTTS AND DERBYS, FRANCE.
PTE. GEORGE FINNEY, NOTTS AND DERBYS, FRANCE.
PTE. ALBERT L. WEST, R.A.O.C., FRANCE.
PTE. WALTER WEST, NORTHUMBERLAND FUSILIERS, FRANCE.
PTE. WILLIAM COYNE, A.S.C., MESOPOTAMIA.
PTE. WILLIAM BATES, A.S.C., EAST AFRICA.
1917
PTE. ERNEST L. MORRIS, LEICESTERS, FRANCE.
PTE. CHARLES T. BENNETT, NORTHAMPTONS, FRANCE.
1918
PTE. CHARLES HARRISON, LEICESTERS, FRANCE.
PTE. ARTHUR BATES, S. STAFFS.
1919
PTE. JOSHUA SKIDMORE, R.G.A.
Sources used:
Commonwealth War Graves Commission Website (www.cwgc.org.uk)Soldiers Died in the Great War 1914-1919 CD ROM - Naval & Military PressThe First World War Campaign Medals DVD-ROM – Naval & Military Press
Ancestry
All photographs copyright of Chris Preston, unless otherwise stated